May 4What is the Value of a LifeA story of choice. When my mother was 16, she got pregnant with me. It was the sixties, and she was young; her family did not feel that she was prepared to have a child; she was not mother material, and they quietly sent her to Arkansas to a small…8 min read
Apr 8What is it about life, love, and letting go?What is it about life, love, and letting go? It’s a recurrent theme in the human animal life. I have loved many times, I often joke that I am the Elizabeth Taylor of Charleston. (Not that I look like her in any way, it’s that I continue to have faith…Letting Go7 min read
Mar 13What I Mean When I say, I Love You.It came to my attention that someone I love dearly had shared something that was not so kind about me. Not only was it not kind, it was a visceral gut punch to my heart and soul. Upon finding this bit of soul wrenching and grief inducing information, I ran…Mental Health4 min read
Aug 9, 2021ForgivenessWhat does it mean to forgive? It means different things to different people, but at its core, it is the ability to let go, to let go of the ideas of revenge, the thoughts of resentment, and offering a place of grace for yourself, and possibly the other(s) involved, but…Forgiveness6 min read
Apr 9, 2021Up In HereThose who know me know I absolutely love Rap. From the late 1970’s to now, it has been the soundtrack of so much of my life. I thank my mother for this love. She and I spent countless evenings dancing, singing, and living life to The Isley Brothers, Stevie Wonder…3 min read
Apr 8, 2021Your Death Taught Me About Life“WAKE ME UP WHEN YOU GET HOME!!!” This was the message in large letters on our whiteboard. My roommate and I had a whiteboard by the phone, it was there for notes, jokes, calls to return, when we did not see each other. It was the time before cell phones. …Grief7 min read
Feb 22, 2021That Time When I Allowed A Spiritual Influencer to Break My Spirit and PocketbookThis past week, I saw a very brave friend take on a journal for an incongruent with their mission, title and picture for an article they had published. …8 min read
Aug 23, 2020There is something I feel has been lost in the world.There is something I feel has been lost in the world. Maybe it was lost long before I noticed, but now it breaks my heart. I started to notice about eight years ago, things began to shift with people. Our discourse became course. We stopped checking in with each other. …2 min read